Speaking here Fridayto the largest crowd of her nascent presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris responded to protesters by calling for a cease-fire in Gaza and the freeing of hostages there — a contrast with her response to a similar interruption earlier this week.
The demonstrators shouted, “Free, free Palestine” as Harris spoke to an estimated 15,000 people in the city of Glendale in Arizona, one of the states she’s vying to win to defeat her Republican opponent Donald Trump.
“Now is the time and the president and I are working around-the-clock every day to get that cease-fire deal done and bring the hostages home,” she said to cheers after pausing her stump speech to acknowledge a disruption in the crowd.
“In her role as vice president, she supports the Biden administration. But her team is also keen on making sure that she’s the one who can push through a ceasefire. It’s like two parallel worlds,” Lavelle said.
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What emotions or thoughts arise when you hear about the call for a ceasefire and the freeing of hostages in a place like Gaza?
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Considering the role of leaders in resolving conflicts, what are your expectations from them when they respond to calls for peace and ceasefire?
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How do you think the involvement of a country's vice president in calling for peace affects the perception of the conflict among the international community?
